Improved band-coupling



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To ALL wnon -1T .MA'Y CONCERN= n i A13e 'it known th'att I, STEPHENhriCiULION,*of` Hartford.; in the county of Hartford, andState ofConnecticut,

,have invented-a nemend improved Bcnd-Coupling; endl do hereby declarethat the following 'is a full, clear, and

exot description of the construction `sind operation thereof, referencebeing hed to thenccompanying drawings end tothe letters ofhref'erencvmrked thereon.

Figure 12 show si top vievf of the improved band-coupling.

Figure 2 shows a side view of theksame. l

Figure is n horiz'ontal section through fig. 1, parallel to the piene ofthe paper.

'Likeletters indicate similari'per'ts in the several `figures.

`My inventi'n'eehsiste in adapting 'the'oommon bell-andsocket joint tothepurpeaes of chend-coupling by so constrncting that the, ball andsocket ,can be hookedtogethern .iter being secnred to the ends of theband.

The imnrov'ed coupling is constructed as follows The parts A and B aresecured tothe ends ofthe cordon bend C Q by'a screw-'thread or any othercommon mechanical device. I Tothe part'A `is attached the ball a of jthe joint, and the part B forms the socket. The part B has an eperture,b, in the side, and a slit extending to the end through the riin of thesocket to admit the bull a `when ,the two' parts are to be hookedtogether.

, Its operation is as follows: When it is desired to hook the two pnl-tsof the coupling together the ball g i s,.

inserted into the opening b, and l.the neck joining the balla to thepart A is passed ulongtheslfthioligdh the` socket to 4the position shownin the drawings, when it forms a. complete b.nll a.ndsocket joint,admitting voi' l motion in Yall directions laterally, and also acting'us a swivel. Ii' desired, the balleunbe secured in its' pln'c'e by theaperture.`

l What I' claim as my invention, and desire toseure by Letters Patent,isf- 1. A .tball-and-socket. joint, h'cving an aperture" in the side ofthe socket for lhooking in the hell,i substanby screwing the leather'or.other material of the oord or bandfurther in soestorprevent the ballfrom. escepii'igA tially as herein described.

lpose of i;coupling of band 4or cord; substuntielly as herein set forth.

2. The lapplication otebell-and-socket joint, of .the :form andconstruction herein described, to the pnr-f sj MoULToN..

4 Witnesses:

WM. H.HAMM0ND, Tnxo..G, Eure.'

